Pensions

With the stroke of a minister’s pen, consultancy charging has been banned, probably making it the most short-lived, payment method for advice in history. For good measure, a consultation paper will also...

Simon Chinnery, JP Morgan Asset Management With its clunky lifestyling, lack of diversification, missed investment opportunities and crudely set targets, most observers agree there is room for improvement in the way the...

Marshall, aged 36, is tasked with raising awareness of the firm’s corporate cash plans, targeting the intermediary market, focusing on the North of England and Scotland. Medicash has also appointed Carl Williams as...

The platform offers access to funds managed by Fidelity and other fund managers. Additional funds and managers will be included based on client and adviser demand. The platform can be used on...

Hargreaves head of pension policy Tom McPhail and Aviva head of policy John Lawson are urging the Department for Work and Pensions to drop the pot-follows-member approach which many industry professionals see...

The Stonefish research found wide disparities in costs, some funds paying 85 basis points for investment management charges, compared to an average charge of 25.4 bps and some funds paying just 2...

Labour pensions shadow Gregg McClymont MP made the call in response to an NAPF report into the annuity process that suggests employers are often too scared to go beyond the legal minimum...

The UK’s biggest closed book consolidator, with 6m customers and over £68bn assets under management, says it will contact all employers ahead of their staging dates notifying them of its decision not...

  The report into the fledgling TDF market says advisers should be aware of managers’ different beliefs and approaches to delivering an optimal investment outcome for a given target date. Two funds...

A report from the PPI reveals that a 45-year-old contracted out person on median earnings will receive combined state and contracted-out pension of £199 a week, while the person who remained contracted...